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Win a Date With Thomas Keller; Year-end Lists Abound

Mix up your holiday charitable giving by entering a raffle for a coffee date with <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/per-se/index.html">Per Se</a>&#8217;s Thomas Keller or Ferran Adri&#224; of Spain&#8217;s El Bulli. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/dining/12char.html">NYT</a>]
Related: <a href="http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/23158/">Ferran Adri&#224;, Molecular Gastronomist&#8212;Who, Me?</a> [NYM]
On his <em>No Reservations</em> holiday special, Anthony Bourdain spoke with a veterinarian who explained that foie gras production is not the demonic act it has been portrayed as by animal-rights groups, so eat up! [<a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/food/archives/2007/12/anthony_bourdai.php">Eat for Victory/VV</a>]
If Amy Sacco didn&#8217;t <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/10/deconstructing_district_with_a.html">convince you</a> of the growing synergy between restaurants and real estate, consider that <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/centovini/index.html">Centovini</a> has just struck a deal with luxe condo Soho Mews that offers not only delivery to the building but also the option to have executive chef Patti Jackson provide in-home cooking. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/12122007/entertainment/food/bagels__luxe_726100.htm">NYP</a>]

On his No Reservations holiday special, Anthony Bourdain spoke with a veterinarian who explained that foie gras production is not the demonic act it has been portrayed as by animal-rights groups, so eat up! [Eat for Victory/VV]

If Amy Sacco didn’t convince you of the growing synergy between restaurants and real estate, consider that Centovini has just struck a deal with luxe condo Soho Mews that offers not only delivery to the building but also the option to have executive chef Patti Jackson provide in-home cooking. [NYP]

Metromix adds to the year-end list mania, focusing on the best chefs, biggest feuds, what to look forward to in 2008, and the — ahem — nascent influence of food blogs on the city’s dining scene. [Metromix]

This year’s cookbooks go against the trend of the dumbed-down recipe list with shiny photos, instead incorporating history and narrative into their pages. [NYT]